I spotted, downvoted, and flagged an answer that suggested violence should be used to solve a problem. Initially it looked like this answer would receive a similar response from most users, but the answer has since received a couple of upvotes netting the answerer a positive reputation gain. Ar...

n.b. I'm creating this post as a guide and canonical reference for why an answer to a question that lists a different culture may not always be appropriate and acceptable. As you may already have heard, Interpersonal Skills Stack Exchange is a place for asking and answering questions about speci...

Here on Stack Exchange, I have a user with whom I believe I may have made a bad first impression. In general, I acted as a bit of an accidental jerk. Overwriting his edits, drastically changing the meaning of his posts, and in general acting a bit unprofessional in chat. I was a bit of a Stack E...

As far as I have ever been aware, it has always been a rule of etiquette for a female guest to NEVER wear white when attending a wedding in the United States. It has always been my understanding that the bride should be the only female dressed in white. And still our answer, forever and alw...

This question was inspired by the accepted answer to one entitled "How to react to an excuse if it wasn't "Ok"?", in which it is stated that if someone bumps into you carelessly you should only respond by saying something like "I'm sure you didn't mean to, but it really did startle me. Please be ...

What is a polite (not 100%) way to say 'you mind your own business'? It should not be 100% polite. Other person should definitely understand that I really really don't like such type of question, but it should not rude as 'you mind your own business'. Situation : Situation is a workplace and a ...

Where I work, it is frequently mentioned that many people find it rude when staff use cell phones while on duty because it is seen as attending to personal items while on company time. I frequently find myself in situations where I must take notes, file online reports, and consult online records ...

So I have a meeting with the dean of my school later today. He's a really nice guy, and thinks pretty highly of me (so he's told me, on multiple occasions). We need to talk about the past semester, where I didn't do so well in some important classes. I saw a psychiatrist last week, who diagnosed...

A while back I was sitting in a crowded train. Across from me was a blind individual with a guide dog. I noticed the guide dog was trying to eat a chocolate covered waffle, and wanted to warn the person about this. Because the individual was unknown to me, I tried 'Miss, your dog is trying to ea...

My father is of "Scots-Irish" Appalachian-American heritage but I grew up on the East Coast of the USA and normally speak English with a Philadelphia/Southern New Jersey accent. I have been interested in reconnecting with some of my roots by intentionally adopting some accent or dialectal feature...